68% of households in receipt of Universal Credit now in rent arrears Greens call for commitment to protocol for fairer debt collection, as Universal Credit continues to bite. GREEN councillors in Brighton & Hove have urged the Labour run Council to commit to making debt collection fairer for those struggling on low incomes across the city. By Besi • 3 min read
Help stop hate crime – find out more at Brighton and Hove Pride Prosecutors from CPS South East will be at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride event to encourage more reporting of hate crime from the LGBT+ communities. The Crown Prosecution Service will have a stall in the community marketplace on Saturday, August 4 and will be able to explain what hate crime is By Besi • 2 min read
The Kingdom Gospel Choir sign to Sony A global audience of two billion watched The Kingdom Choir perform Stand By Me at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. By Besi • 2 min read
Fatboy Slim to perform 450ft above Brighton Superstar DJ Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim will play a unique set on the British Airways i360 pod on Monday, July 30 from 8pm. The event will be produced and broadcasted live to millions of fans by the French livestreaming platform Cercle. By Besi • 1 min read
Manchester Gay Village gets ‘ultra-fast’ internet The Gay Village in Manchester gets ‘ultra-fast’ internet in time for more than 180,000 visitors expected at this year’s Manchester Pride festival. Visitors to Manchester’s famous Pride Festival in August can expect ‘ultrafast’ broadband thanks to a fast-growing technology firm. By Besi • 2 min read
Cost of HIV drugs including PrEP could reduce following court ruling Landmark court ruling could be game changer for costings of PrEP and other HIV drugs. A ruling today from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) suggests that Gilead’s patent for Truvada, the drug used to treat many people living with HIV, and the drug used for PrEP, may be under threat. By Besi • 1 min read
Local children head to The Big Apple! It’s not every day a group of 12 children are invited to perform their show in New York City, but that’s exactly what has happened to the cast of This Boy Tom, a musical written by Natalie Sexton, starring twelve local school children from Brighton & Hove. By Besi • 2 min read
Major study finds no transmission of HIV with people on effective HIV medication Results of new study into HIV transmission revealed at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. The PARTNER 2 study investigated how effective HIV medication is in preventing the transmission of HIV, especially between gay men. By Besi • 3 min read
Greens select candidates for Goldsmid Ward Brighton & Hove Green Party selects its candidates for the Goldsmid ward in the May 2019 council elections. They are Councillor Amanda Knight, Deputy Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors and spokesperson for the Corporate Parenting Board and campaigners Steve Moses and Mariana Ebel. By Besi • 2 min read
Pride Cultural Development Fund supports two local schools Local schools receive £1,000 from Pride Cultural Development Fund. As part of their community engagement through the Pride Cultural Development Fund, Brighton & Hove Pride challenged all local junior and primary schools to create an A4 artwork that represented what they loved about Brighton & Hove. By Besi • 2 min read
Greater Fort Lauderdale prepares for Southern Comfort Transgender Conference For the third year, Greater Fort Lauderdale will host the longest-running transgender conference in the United States, the Southern Comfort Transgender Conference, from September 6-8, 2018. By Besi • 3 min read
201 Dance Company welcomes Britney to Brighton for Pride! 201 Dance Company creates epic video to celebrate Pride and welcome Britney Spears to Brighton! Britney Spears will be headlining the main stage at Brighton & Hove Pride on August 4 performing her complete Las Vegas residency show Piece of me. By Besi • 1 min read
